Automobile Accidents

• Motorcyclist Struck by Fleeing Felon in Yelm

  Ryan Nute | April 10, 2007 9:07 AM | 0 CommentsOlympia, WA

  Craig Trahan of Olympia was injured in a dramatic crash last Friday in Yelm. Apparently a felon led police on a car chase, took a hairpin turn, skidded and crashed into Mr. Trahan's motorcycle.Mr. Trahan sustained a broken leg, broken ribs and facial lacerations. Well, it's all over for the felon. But the possibility that his car had liability insurance should not be overlooked. Mr. Trahan...

• Detroit Motorcycle Accident Victim Shines

  Larry Buckfire | April 10, 2007 8:12 AM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

  I read a great story about a young man, Hurie Johnson, who was in a serious motorcycle accident several years ago that resulted in the loss of a leg. At the time of the accident in 2002, he was a star basketball player at Henry Ford Community College. After receiving a prosthetic leg, Hurie began working on his game again and now plays in a competitive league with other young men who have also...

• Explaining Damages in a Civil Law Suit: What's Your Case Worth?

  Jack Landskroner | April 09, 2007 5:21 PM | 0 CommentsAkron, OH

  Attorney Scott Smith does a nice job of summarizing the role of damages in a civil law suit in his April 7th blog post. Scott talks about compensatory, punitive and nominal damages and how they come into play when a jury makes its decision of what verdict to award a plaintiff in a personal injury law suit. The law permits you to seek recovery after an accident to "make you whole again." The...

• Early Morning Accident on Lake Shore Drive

  Jamie G. Goldstein | April 09, 2007 4:43 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  Early Friday morning a Volvo crashed on Lake Shore Drive at Balbo. Five people were critically injured as a result of the crash and were taken to area hospitals including Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Cook County Hospital and Mount Sinai Hospital. There was no immediate report as to what caused the crash, but it appears that no other vehicles were involved.If the cause of the crash is a...

• Three Killed in Contra Costa Levee Accident

  Christina Cole | April 09, 2007 3:53 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA

  In a car accident on Sunday, the driver of an SUV traveling with six occupants, lost control of his vehicle near Discovery Bay. The accident caused the SUV to roll down a 25-foot embankment into the water, according to California Highway Patrol.The 25-year-old driver was killed, as well as a four-year-old and five-year-old. Two older children also in the car at the time of the accident were not...

• Two Boys Killed in Michigan Car Accident

  Larry Buckfire | April 09, 2007 2:49 PM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

  Police say winter-like conditions covered the roads in Grand Traverse County, and caused the tragedy for the family of vacationers. "They kind of did it in a manner that it caught the side of the van with the back part of their vehicle and it just sliced the van open."Two boys died tragically last weekent after their family van slammed into a tow truck in northern Michigan. The Michigan car...

• Cullman County accident causes injury

  Staff Writer | April 08, 2007 5:56 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  A two-car accident on County Road 703 one mile east of Cullman Wednesday caused an injury to one of the drivers, says a report from Cullman County.A 1998 Ford collided with a 1993 Ford at about 1:55 p.m., the CullmanTimes.com reported. Alabama State Troopers did not report the cause of the accident or how serious the victim's injuries were.If you or someone you know has been injured in a motor...

• Dangerous curve blamed for Hwy. 69 accidents

  Staff Writer | April 08, 2007 5:35 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  Motor vehicle accidents, many of them deadly, have been all too common on a stretch of Highway 69 with a dangerous curve, a story from TuscaloosaNews.com reports.One woman in the story recounts a deadly accident in October, during which her husband and father inflicted serious injuries from which they are still recovering.The section of Highway 69, containing a memorial marker honoring life...

• Four People Killed in Three Accidents

  Christina Cole | April 08, 2007 12:32 AM | 0 CommentsCentral Florida, FL

  It was deadly scene on Central Florida roads, when at least four people were killed in three seperate car accidents.Two people lost their lives when a car ran off the road in the 2,800 block of South Magnolia Avenue just before 8pm on Saturday. Police say the car struck a tree and came to rest next to a mobile home and then burst in flames.Not even an hour later, state Troopers were called to...

• Phoenix Receives Failing Grade for Driver Safety

  Staff Writer | April 07, 2007 9:30 AM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ

  Men's Health Magazine just published its rankings for the safest and most dangerous drivers in the country. It based its rankings on the rate of fatal accidents, as well as the deaths caused specifically by speeding, both from the National Highway traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). In addition, we pulled city statistics on accident frequency from Allstate Insurance. And then we used...